Bristol: India captain Mithalai Raj on Sunday lamented that his team “lack of intent” in all three departments of the game in the first ODI and hinted that the team composition could change in the second match against England.
India suffered an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of the hosts in the first match of the series here on Sunday.
He also indicated that the team composition will be changed for the second match on Wednesday.
Raj said, “We lacked intent in all three departments. Another one in the top five (batsman) could have been there and scored some runs. The bowlers could have been more consistent in their length, and our fielding had to be a lot.” More effort is required,” Raj said. match.
“England have a very experienced bowling attack, they are in their conditions and know what lengths to bowl. We will come prepared and show a little more intention in the next game.”
Asked about the dot balls that India accepted while batting, Raj said, “(That’s) something that we will have to address till the next game.”
Raj, who scored 72 runs in 108 balls for India, said that he expects his team’s fast bowlers to be effective, but no one else Jhulan GoswamiCould do a lot.
“The other two couldn’t find their rhythm,” she said.
“We will see composition for the next game, maybe bring a spinner,” the captain said.
Asked if there could be a change in the batting order in the next match as well, he said, “We will look into that as well.”
England captain Heather Knight, on the other hand, is happy with her team’s clinical performance.
“Katherine and Anya set the tone with the ball. This time the pitch has a little more momentum so we managed to go to some of our short-ball plans, (they were) more effective than in the Tests,” she said.
“It was a good day at the office so clinically to finish it.”
Asked about the short balls bowled by their bowlers, Knight said, “It was a plan, we thought the pitch had the pace to be effective, something that India are not used to playing on slow wickets.
“The bowlers have worked on it, getting options for different pitches and different scenarios.”
on the fight between Katherine Brunte And India’s teenage batting sensation Shafali Verma said, “It’s really exciting for youngsters to come and see two openers catch their nerves and win that fight.”
“It’s set to be a beautiful series. It was a great cricket wicket, a little bit for the bowlers but a very good batting pitch.”
India suffered an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of the hosts in the first match of the series here on Sunday.
He also indicated that the team composition will be changed for the second match on Wednesday.
Raj said, “We lacked intent in all three departments. Another one in the top five (batsman) could have been there and scored some runs. The bowlers could have been more consistent in their length, and our fielding had to be a lot.” More effort is required,” Raj said. match.
“England have a very experienced bowling attack, they are in their conditions and know what lengths to bowl. We will come prepared and show a little more intention in the next game.”
Asked about the dot balls that India accepted while batting, Raj said, “(That’s) something that we will have to address till the next game.”
Raj, who scored 72 runs in 108 balls for India, said that he expects his team’s fast bowlers to be effective, but no one else Jhulan GoswamiCould do a lot.
“The other two couldn’t find their rhythm,” she said.
“We will see composition for the next game, maybe bring a spinner,” the captain said.
Asked if there could be a change in the batting order in the next match as well, he said, “We will look into that as well.”
England captain Heather Knight, on the other hand, is happy with her team’s clinical performance.
“Katherine and Anya set the tone with the ball. This time the pitch has a little more momentum so we managed to go to some of our short-ball plans, (they were) more effective than in the Tests,” she said.
“It was a good day at the office so clinically to finish it.”
Asked about the short balls bowled by their bowlers, Knight said, “It was a plan, we thought the pitch had the pace to be effective, something that India are not used to playing on slow wickets.
“The bowlers have worked on it, getting options for different pitches and different scenarios.”
on the fight between Katherine Brunte And India’s teenage batting sensation Shafali Verma said, “It’s really exciting for youngsters to come and see two openers catch their nerves and win that fight.”
“It’s set to be a beautiful series. It was a great cricket wicket, a little bit for the bowlers but a very good batting pitch.”
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